Ornette Coleman | “Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums” | Available March 25 via Craft Recordings
ORNETTE COLEMAN BOX SET GENESIS OF GENIUS: THE CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS SET FOR RELEASE MARCH 25 Continuing Craft Recordings’ 70th Anniversary Celebration of Contemporary Records 180g 2-LP and 2-CD box sets contain newly mastered audio by Bernie Grundman of the legendary jazz saxophonist’s albums Something Else!!!! and Tomorrow Is the Question! Includes expanded booklet with archival photos and extensive…
Read MoreLarry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart | “Perpetual Pendulum” | Available March 25 via Smoke Sessions Records
Organist Larry Goldings, Guitarist Peter Bernstein and Drummer Bill Stewart Release New Album, Celebrating More Than Three Decades as a Trio Perpetual Pendulum Due Out March 25, 2022 via Smoke Sessions Records Album Marks Homecoming for the Trio, Born at Smoke Jazz Club Predecessor Augie’s Perpetual motion has been dismissed as an impossibility by…
Read MoreDanilo Perez | “Crisalida” | Mack Avenue Records
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Pianist, Composer, Educator and Social Activist Danilo Pérez Reaches New Artistic Heights with Crisálida, Featuring His New Formidable Ensemble, the Global Messengers Available March 18 via Mack Avenue Records PRE-ORDER NOW PLUS: Listen to the First Single “La Mural (Glass Walls) Suite: Monopatia” Online with WBGO GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Danilo Pérez hopes to usher…
Read MoreKit Downes | “Vermillion” | ECM
Pianist Kit Downes Continues to Push New Concepts through a Trio Format in his Latest Release Vermillion Available February 11 via ECM Records After his widely acclaimed ECM leader-debut Obsidian saw Kit Downes exploring a broad spectrum of organ timbres and the chamber-toned follow-up Dreamlife Of Debris substantially expanded the instrumental pallet, Vermillion now introduces us to Kit’s exceptional pianistic qualities in a…
Read MoreAvishai Cohen | “Naked Truth” | ECM
Avishai Cohen Quartet Returns with a Meditative and Existential New Album Naked Truth Available February 25 via ECM Records There is a searching, yearning quality to Naked Truth, and a raw beauty and vulnerability in Avishai Cohen’s trumpet sound throughout. Very much music-of-the moment, found and shaped in the course of a remarkable recording session in the…
Read MoreJoey DeFrancesco Spring Tour 2022
Joey DeFrancesco’s Spring 2022 Tour New Album More Music is Available Now via Mack Avenue Records Album Offers the Remedy for a Challenging Year, Supplementing His Organ Virtuosity with Trumpet, Piano, Keyboard, Vocals and, for the First Time, Tenor Sax Upcoming Joey DeFrancesco U.S. Tour Dates January 12 / Yoshi’s Oakland / Oakland, CA January 13 / Kuumbwa Jazz Center / Santa Cruz,…
Read MoreAzar Lawrence | “New Sky” | Available February 4 via Trazar Records
Legendary Saxophonist and Composer Azar Lawrence Ushers in a Post-Pandemic Age of Spiritual Renewal with the Scintillating New Sky Set for February 4 Release For those who’ve survived the Covid-19 pandemic, the last two years have been transformative. If we’re fortunate, we have assessed our losses, which can range from personal loved ones, health,…
Read MoreNicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions (Remixed)” | Available March 8 via Smoke Sessions Records
Innovative Trumpeter, Keyboardist and Composer Nicholas Payton Transforms the Music from Latest All-Acoustic Trio Album on New Remix EP Smoke Sessions (Remixed) Due Out March 8, 2022 via Smoke Sessions Records EP Features Genre-Blending Remixes by Karriem Riggins and Tomoki Sanders and Special Guest Isaiah Sharkey Though it’s never simple (or advisable) to pin Nicholas…
Read MoreRon Jackson | “Standards and My Songs” Available February 25
Seven-String Jazz Guitarist Ron Jackson Returns with a Distinctive and Versatile Sequel “Standards and My Songs” Trio Album Features Willie Jones III and Ben Wolfe “Jackson is a master of the seven-string, which puts him in the ranks of a select few” — JazzTimes Coming out of the pandemic lockdown, distinctive and versatile jazz guitarist Ron Jackson re-emerges boldly with his latest solo…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Remixes JID010” | Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge | Jazz Is Dead
AVAILABLE NOW via Jazz Is Dead Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge Close Out Inaugural Run of Jazz Is Dead Releases with Remix Album Revisiting Full Catalog with Critically Acclaimed Producers on Remixes JID010 Featuring Remixes by Musical Alchemists from the Jazz Is Dead Sphere: Cut Chemist, DJ Spinna, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Akili, Shigeto, Pink…
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